Common use of Purchase and Redemption Procedures Clause in Contracts

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Trust hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund Trust for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund Trust shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund Trust calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund Trust prior to the time that the Fund Trust ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Trust Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund Trust on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Trust receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund Trust understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund Trust receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund Trust SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within FundTrust/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Account prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the FundsTrusts. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx Fenner & XxxxxSmith, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt Xxxxipt of any such request xxxxxxt (or relevant xx xxlevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Merrill Lynch is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business xxx Xxsxxxxx Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Merrill Lynch will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern 00:00 a.x. Xastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. maintains with the Designated Portfolios ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus applicable current fund prospectus (the "Prospectus") (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Underwriter receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund Underwriter understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received by the Company with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Transfer Agent hereby appoints the Company as an its agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any Accounts”).Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Transfer Agent at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Transfer Agent receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" of record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company or its affiliate is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company or its affiliate will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day and provided that Company or its affiliate notify the Transfer Agent or its designee, the value of such Shares shall be calculated at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that prior Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Underwriter hereby appoints the Company as an its agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the a Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Underwriter receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day. Except as provided above, Company shall not be, nor hold itself out to the public or engage in any activity as an agent or distributor for the Funds, the Underwriter or any of their respective affiliates.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. [To be confirmed with Xxxxxx operations] Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value ("Close of Trading") as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that (i) transaction instructions relating to the Account or subaccounts thereof are received in proper form by the Company by the Close of Trading on that Business Day; and (ii) the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Instructions received in proper form by the Company at or after the Close of Trading on any given Business Day shall be treated as if received on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Underwriter hereby appoints the Company as an its agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Underwriter at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Underwriter receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Underwriter or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" ” record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Underwriter or its designee by 11:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"). ”) Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" of record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares on behalf of the Accounts shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts omnibus accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (( a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund or its designee at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund or its designee receives notice of such request by 10 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and , provided Fund understand that it is the intent or its designee receives notice of the parties that Fund receive any such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account issues by 9:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" of record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business DayFund.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Adviser hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund Funds for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its Funds calculate their net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund Funds prior to the time that the Fund Funds ordinarily calculates its their net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus Prospectuses (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund Funds on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives Funds receive notice of such request by 10 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, Day or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is in the intent event of such systems issues necessitating late delivery of the parties that Fund receive such actual number of purchase and redemption requests from requests, Company on behalf of the Account shall provide Fund with an estimate of such purchase and redemption requests by 9:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Funds or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract the Designated Portfolios prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Funds or its their designee by 11:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx Fenner & XxxxxSmith, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt Xxxxxxt of any such request rexxxxx (or relevant xxxxvant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Merrill Lynch is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Dayaxx Xxxxnxxx Xay, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Merrill Lynch will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next EX xx xxe xxxx following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" of record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company or its affiliate is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company or its affiliate will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day and provided that Company or its affiliate notify the Transfer Agent or its designee, the value of such Shares shall be calculated at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that prior Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Underwriter at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Underwriter receives notice of such request by 10 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Underwriter or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" of record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company or its affiliate is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company or its affiliate will notify the Transfer Agent Underwriter or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx Fenner & XxxxxSmith, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request Any xxxx xequest (or relevant transactional relevxxx xxansxxxxxnal information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Underwriter at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Underwriter receives notice of such request by 10 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Underwriter or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company or its affiliate is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company or its affiliate will notify the Transfer Agent Underwriter or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Funds hereby appoints appoint the Company as an agent of the Fund Funds for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of from the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. Under no circumstances will the Company change, alter or manipulate any instruction received by it in good order. All transactions in Account shares Shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the a Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Funds or its their designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Account prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Funds or its their designee by 11:00 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day. Each purchase and redemption order transmitted by the Company will constitute a representation by the Company that such order was based on instructions and Contract owner level transactions that the Company received and accepted as being in good order no later than the close of trading on the prior Business Day, and that the order included all instructions and Contract owner level transactions so received by the Company.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Transfer Agent hereby appoints the Company as an its agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any Accounts").Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Transfer Agent at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Transfer Agent receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Transfer Agent hereby appoints the Company as an its agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any Accounts").Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Transfer Agent at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Transfer Agent receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Underwriter hereby appoints the Company as an its agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Trust hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund Trust for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund Trust shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund Trust calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund Trust prior to the time that the Fund Trust ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Trust Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund Trust on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Trust receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund Trust understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund Trust receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund Trust SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" ” record layout within FundTrust/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Account prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the FundsTrusts. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Underwriter hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Transfer Agent at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Transfer Agent receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" ” record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. The Company shall maintain records that will enable the Company to demonstrate the time each order is received.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value ("Close of Trading") as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that (i) transaction instructions relating to the Account or subaccounts thereof are received in proper form by the Company by the Close of Trading on that Business Day; and (ii) the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Instructions received in proper form by the Company at or after the Close of Trading on any given Business Day shall be treated as if received on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Underwriter hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Transfer Agent at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Transfer Agent receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Company will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. The Company shall maintain records that will enable the Company to demonstrate the time each order is received.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Transfer Agent hereby appoints the Company as an its agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx Fenner & XxxxxSmith, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request Any xxxx xequest (or relevant transactional relevxxx xxansxxxxxnal information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Transfer Agent at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Transfer Agent receives notice of such request by 10 8 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" ” record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value (“Close of Trading”) as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that (i) transaction instructions relating to the Account or subaccounts thereof are received in proper form by the Company by the Close of Trading on that Business Day; and (ii) the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Instructions received in proper form by the Company at or after the Close of Trading on any given Business Day shall be treated as if received on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" ” record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "“Exchange"”) is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" ” record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Adviser hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund Funds for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its Funds calculate their net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund Funds prior to the time that the Fund Funds ordinarily calculates its their net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus Prospectuses (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund Funds on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives Funds receive notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company Such request will provide be submitted to the Transfer Agent Funds or its designee via by initiating one or more order files through the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S platform by 6:00 a.m. ET (which utilizes the "“as of" of record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing which will detail the instructions received with respect to each contract the Designated Portfolios prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Funds or its their designee as such by 11:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business DayDay and submit the order by 11:00 a.m. ET that day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Adviser hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund Funds for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its Funds calculate their net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund Funds prior to the time that the Fund Funds ordinarily calculates its their net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus Prospectuses (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund Funds on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives Funds receive notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company Such request will provide be submitted to the Transfer Agent Funds or its designee via by initiating one or more order files through the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S platform by 6:00 a.m. ET (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing which will detail the instructions received with respect to each contract the Designated Portfolios prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Funds or its their designee as such by 11:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business DayDay and submit the order by 11:00 a.m. ET that day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. maintains with the Designated Portfolios ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus applicable current fund prospectus (the “Prospectus”) (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Underwriter receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund Underwriter understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" ” record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received by the Company with respect to each contract Retirement Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Generally, settlement will occur one business day following trade day. Underwriter hereby appoints the Company as an its agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Company’s Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any Any such request (or relevant transactional information thereforthereof) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Underwriter at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund Underwriter receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Underwriter or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" of record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx the Company is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx the Company will notify the Transfer Agent Underwriter or its designee by 11:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's ’s affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("“Omnibus Accounts"”). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "“Business Day"”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "“as of" ” record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ET on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ET on the next following Business Day.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares on behalf of the Accounts shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts omnibus accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (( a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund or its designee at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund or its designee receives notice of such request by 10 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and , provided Fund understand that it is the intent or its designee receives notice of the parties that Fund receive any such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account issues by 9:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent Fund or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business DayFund.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund Underwriter hereby appoints the Company as an its agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any Any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) received by the Company on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt be executed by the Fund Fund's transfer agent at the net asset value determined as of the close of trading on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund transfer agent receives notice of such request by 10 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If Except as provided above or in any other agreement between the parties, Company shall not be, nor hold itself out to the public or engage in any activity as an agent or distributor for the Funds, the Underwriter or any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Dayof their respective affiliates.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures. (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for the Shares made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. All transactions in Account shares shall be executed through the Omnibus Accounts of Company's affiliate Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc. ("Omnibus Accounts"). Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for regular session trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day, or in the event of systems issues necessitating later delivery of such purchase and redemption requests, requests by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company and Fund understand that it is the intent of the parties that Fund receive such purchase and redemption requests from Company on behalf of the Account by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day. Company will provide to the Transfer Agent or its designee via the NSCC Fund SERV DCC&S DCC & S platform (which utilizes the "as of" record layout within Fund/SERV) one or more files detailing the instructions received with respect to each contract Plan prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the prior Business Day for each of the Funds. If for any reason Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is unable to transmit the file(s) with respect to any Business Day, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will notify the Transfer Agent or its designee by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.